Underground Railroad

We finished the quilt top just today.  It's beautiful!  Soft gorgeous creams, browns and aqua's.  The top will be on display at the shop for the weekend.  I can't wait to quilt this one!  If anyone is interested in making the Underground Railroad it is a fabulous beginner quilt.  The book for this quilt is an Eleanor Burns Quilt In A Day publication.  It was published "For the brave runaways that risked their lives for Freedom."  The history of the Underground Railroad is fascinating.  And each traditional quilt block in this book comes with a short historical story speaking of the history hidden in quilts from the Civil War Era. Quilts were used to communicate information in code to the Underground Railroad guiding runaway slaves to safety and freedom.  For example, the "Monkey Wrench" turns the "Wagon Wheel" toward Canada on a "Bears Paw" trail to the "Crossroads."

I am beginning a class to make this quilt this coming Saturday.  If you are local and are interested in making this quilt with us please be at the shop at 2 p.m. on Saturday, July 24th.  Class One is Fabric Selection.  We will try to meet each Saturday at the same time for the next step. The classes are FREE when you buy your fabric for the quilt from us!  For those of you who are not local and want to make this quilt along with us - I will be posting the instructions weekly.  If you would like to purchase the book that accompanies this class please call 308-250-5515 or  e-mail BQS2004@yahoo.com and I will mail you a copy.  The cost of the Underground Railroad pattern book is $24.95 plus shipping. If you would like a block kit sent to you each week in the color combination of your choice each block is $15 and the shipping for the book and each kit is FREE.  The fabric kit for the sashing, borders and binding of the quilt is $40 which is paid for when you register for the class. There are 15 quilt blocks in this series. We would love to have you join us!

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